Pictures and facts about the Bear cuscus

Bear cuscus

Order : Diprotodontia
Family : Phalangeridae
Species : Ailurops ursinus

 

The Bear cuscus, bear phalanger is listed as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the bear cuscus

The bear cuscus (Ailurops ursinus) is the largest and most primitive of cuscuses, where as the dwarf cuscus (Strigocuscus celebensis) is the smallest and most advanced species of the group.

Geographic Range Ailurops ursinus is found only on Sulawesi and the Talaut Islands of Indonesia. (Full text)

However, the Sulawesi Bear Cuscus is only found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and its satellites. (Full text)

This Issue: The Power of a Cuscus On Our Magazine's Cover - Brief Article The fuzzy marsupial on our front cover-an animal called the bear cuscus-is our way to call attention to the first story in our issue: an appreciation . (Full text)